The Gulf Shores City Council, with an unanimous decision Monday, ushered in another booze ban for its beaches during the 2017 Spring Break. But city officials say they will reconsider the ban after next year's break is over to make sure it's not having a dire economic impact on business.
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The Gulf Shores City Council will vote on Nov. 28 to ban booze on its beaches from March 1 to April 17, 2017. The ban comes after the city abruptly voted a beach booze ban on March 18 after police had to deal with large unruly crowds of college students on the city's beaches and a soaring number of underage drinking arrests.
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The public beachfront in Gulf Shores, home to festivals and a tourism magnet, will be undergoing a facelift thanks to a $15 million project that begins in November. City officials estimate the entire three-phase project will be completed by 2018.
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The "Leave only Footprints" program, instituted for the first time this year in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, carried with it a nearly $1 million price tag for both cities. But the costs are expected to go down in the coming years.
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Dean Young, known for his Republican political campaigns and conservative stances, has joined forces with former Alabama Attorney General Troy King to challenge what he calls an assault on property owners' rights in Gulf Shores.
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Following a year that saw 6.1 million people visit Baldwin County and its beaches, spending an estimated $3.9 billion, yet another record year appears in the making. According to statistics from Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism, lodging revenue, through April, was up 17.4 percent at $199 million and retail sales were up 8.2 percent at $69 million compared to...
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Orange Beach city officials said there are differences between the two coastal Alabama cities as a reason why the city didn't following Gulf Shores' lead in banning alcohol on its beaches during spring break.
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Gulf Shores Police Chief Ed Delmore said Monday that a warrant remains for the arrest of Kameron Heady after a viral video surfaced showing him tossing a football and hitting a police car.
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Six schools will see building activity after the Baldwin County School Board voted unanimously on Nov. 19 on a $15.5 million building program. But plenty of work is still needed to address the overcrowding at one of Alabama's largest school districts.
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The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development and the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network have teamed up give the public a sounding board on the future of medical services in Baldwin County, south of Interstate 10 and east of Alabama 181.
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